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CVE-2003-1201
ldbm_back_exop_passwd in the back-ldbm backend in passwd.c for OpenLDAP 2.1.12 and earlier, when the slap_passwd_parse function does not…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
Description
ldbm_back_exop_passwd in the back-ldbm backend in passwd.c for OpenLDAP 2.1.12 and earlier, when the slap_passwd_parse function does not return LDAP_SUCCESS, attempts to free an uninitialized pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault).
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- CLSA-2003:685 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 17000 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 11261 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200403-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 7656 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi?findid=2390 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 9203 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- openldap-back-ldbm-dos(12520) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .